The Guardian Page 14 Thur” Sept. 1958' Hold Inquest In Death Of French Explorer WELLINGTON, NZ. (Reuters) A coroner decided Tuesday that Eric de Bisschop, veteran French explorer, was killed when he and four other men tried to ride their waterlogged raft across a Pacific island reef to safety. _ Meanwhile, the French mine- sweeper Lotus has gone to Rake hanga in the Cook Islands where do Bisschc‘p died, 1,100 miles northeast of New Zealand. to take his body and four survivors to Tahiti, 800 miles away. The story of how the bamboo raft Tahiti Nui III was blown off course, battered by storms at sea and then wrecked when its crew tried to "shoot" thereof at Rake- I’lanlga last Sunday was told by Alain Brun, de Bisschop’s second- In-commalnd. ' _ He said the raft was partly un- der water. The crew was weal: from hunger and thirst, when do . Bisschop, with the crew’s con sent, decided to try to make for the beach. ‘ INJURIES ARE FA'liAL When the part broke up on the reef de Bissohqp was so badly in jured that he later died ,Brun Said. The rail lettt Chile Feb. 15. No months out, a passenger ship was sight-ed and hailed and told that everything was going well. Alter that. Brun said, storms struck the rant, blowing ltnorth of its plotted course. It became waterlogged and unsatfe in rough BURTON » Mr.ondMns. Edward Richard. mdaugliterMaryofSalmtJohn N.B., recently vlwoed, relatives nndhiendulnPiusvilloandLot 7. Mrs. Bridget IllacGregor who ismsidinginAl-berton.isspemd- 1mg two Weeks at her tonner home in Burton, with her son- lnlamand daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ellyn of Boston. Mass, who are in Burton. Anenjoyoblefimewusheldat mauve,mmon.'mesdtay.af- tor-noon, when the Winter Safety gndSwhnmingdlasswnsbrought to a close. The instructor was man for the occasion was Mrs. Oalrldge Rogers. Those taking the Recent guests of Mount! Mrs. Harold Howard, Burton, were Mr. ImpeDriscollandiamllyoESum- 'morside, Mrs. .Cbarlotte Siea. of Rumiord, Maine, Mr. and MN. Cody at Simonenside, and Mrs. Howard’s brother ,and sisteer law, Mr. and Mrs. William Mc- Kennn of Boston Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Peter MacDon— ald of Rmntford. Maine. are vis- Irtlng Mrs. MacDonald's brother- ln-lIa/w and sister. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Luttnell, Campbellton and relatives /and friends in Burton. Mr. Mrs. Frank Toner, their souls Rev. Frederick Toner, Earl and Claude Toner of Grand Falls, N.B. were recent visitors of Mr. Charles Gar-man, Burton. Miss Audrey Doyle of Toronto is spending holidays at the home of her parents, Mrand Mrs. Vernon Doyle, Campbellton. Hillls Cooke, Came Woofe, was the winner of the Lucky dollar bicycle at Alvin Costains Store, Dope Wolfe; other winners of Lucky dollar prizes. were Miss Phyllis Reilly who won the elec- tric kettle, Ivan Shaw, the gas stove, Peter Dalton, the electric razor and Bill Cooke won the fry . pan. Congratulations to those luc- ky winners. Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Murphy and family of Foxley River. were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Oolnidlge Rogers, Burton, on Sunday. S Miss Eileen Howard, R.N. of New York, and her uncle, Mr. John Sullivan of Charlottetown, are visiting their former home in Cape Wolfe. ‘ ‘ Miss Jean Shea of was a recent guest of Miss Audrey Doyle, Campbellton. Thetishermengotoiftoabad start on setting day, Saturday, August 9th, as the weather was very unfavourable for setting gear. Mr. Patrick O’Connor, Mr. and Mrs. Clem O’Connor, Oatpe Wolfe and Mr. and Mrs. Francis O’Con- nor, and son Peter of St. John N.B. were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dalton, Burton, on Sunday. ' ST. 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